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What’s the difference between hurling and camogie?
WEBSep 12, 2010 — Camogie games last 60 minutes, compared to 70 in senior inter-county hurling. The sliotar used is slightly smaller – camogie uses a size 4 sliotar, compared to the slightly heavier size 5 ball ...
"I was in the bar the day after the All-Ireland saying, 'Jesus this has ...
WEBApr 16, 2020 — 30 years on, Kevin O’Brien recalls the All-Ireland final day when Baltinglass and Wicklow reigned supreme. FOR KEVIN O’BRIEN, it’s been easy to let his mind wander back a few decades over ...
Inside the creation of the GAA's first bamboo hurley
WEB7.01am, 8 Jul 2020. 44.0k. 28. ASH HURLEYS HAVE been around as long as the ancient game itself but hurling stars of the future might be using bamboo sticks if this latest innovation proves ...
20 for 2020: Ireland's most influential sports stars of the century
WEBApr 19, 2020 — 10: RONAN O’GARA (rugby) Over a million Irish people tuned in to see his match-winning drop goal in 2009, as Ireland won their first grand slam in 61 years. Add in a couple of Heineken Cups and ...
Dublin U20s outlast Galway to land long-awaited 2020 Leinster
WEBJun 23, 2021 — A TIMELY WIN for Dublin hurling in a cracking 2020 Leinster U20 final against Galway. By the end of a breathless 60-odd minutes, Paul O’Brien’s men were the team left standing as they sealed a ...
Paul O'Donovan and Fintan McCarthy set the standard as they …
WEBJul 31, 2024 — The Cork duo were fractionally outside the qualification spots with 500m to race, but reeled in Tokyo silver medallists Laura Tarantola and Claire Bove of France to edge out the home hopefuls and ...
The trailblazing coach who helped usher in a new era for Irish …
WEBSep 5, 2021 — The trailblazing coach who helped usher in a new era for Irish football. Sue Ronan discusses her time with Ireland as a player and manager, and the work she has done since. 8.16am, 5 Sep 2021. 7.9k.
'We lost, but we won' - Sexton marks his retirement from rugby
WEB2.40pm, 26 Oct 2023. 8.3k. 46. FORMER IRELAND AND Leinster captain Johnny Sexton has marked his retirement from rugby with an emotional statement saying he believes Andy Farrell’s team were able ...